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Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has said Microsoft plans to release a firmware update to fix the pesky save bug that has plagued the game’s release on Xbox.

Long-suffering Baldur's Gate 3 players on Xbox are finally getting a fix for the game's broken saves, and it seems Microsoft is having to issue an entire console firmware update to get the problem under control.

It looks like the save bug that's been causing headaches for Baldur's Gate 3 players on Xbox since launch will soon be no more, with developer Larian announcing Microsoft has identified the cause and will be issuing a firmware fix next week.

Baldur’s Gate 3 players on Xbox, rejoice. Game director and CEO of Larian Studios, Swen Vincke, has confirmed that the root of the problem causing save files to occasionally go missing on Xbox Series X|S has been found, and a fix is on the way. 

The Nintendo Switch flash cart that was shown off in a video shared online last month apparently cannot be blocked by Nintendo with a simple firmware update, according to a recent report.

Gigabyte has rolled out a new BETA BIOS for its AM5 motherboards based on the AMD AGESA 1.1.0.1a firmware which adds more robust support for the upcoming Ryzen 8000G "Hawk Point" APUs.

According to Microsoft's Xbox support team, the latest Xbox firmware update should address some Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox crashes.

After much waiting and uncertainty, Baldur’s Gate 3 finally arrived on Xbox Series X/S last week, and plenty of folks are eagerly playing on the platform, but a few have run into a fairly serious issue. Apparently, some Xbox players have experienced crashes that resulted in their save files disappearing, which is obviously a pretty big problem. Thankfully, according to the official BG3 X account, a fix may have arrived…

There's nothing like a fresh PS5 firmware update on a cold winter morning. Sony has just released the latest system software update for PS5, bringing it to version 23.02-08.40.00. So, does this one add any handy new features, or is it another that just improves system performance?

Gigabyte has finally confirmed what we were all waiting for the AGESA 1.1.0.0 BIOS firmware adds support for AMD's next-gen Ryzen APUs on the AM5 desktop platform.

ASRock has silently rolled out the latest AMD AGESA 1.1.0.0 BIOS firmware for its top X670E motherboards which points out a formal availability soon.

The only firmware update you'll see Sony actively promoting today is the PS5's new 23.02-08.00.00 patch, but the firm's older console, the PS4, hasn't been left to rot just yet. It's also been treated to a new firmware update, bringing the old girl up to version number 11.00. Weighing in at 495.4MB, it's available to download now and does the following:

Sony's latest firmware update for PS5 is here, and it's the one that's been in a beta testing phase since the end of July. System software version 23.02-08.00.00 is available to download and install now for all users, and it's a big one, adding support for Dolby Atmos, larger capacity SSDs, and much more. The update is just over 1GB in size.

As previously announced, Sony has phased out the underutilised Accolades feature on PS5 user profiles, and in the latest firmware update it’s stealthily redesigned the presentation of this area. You’ll now see a clearer breakdown of your Trophies in addition to your three most-played PlayStation games – a wall of shame for many, we suspect.

A fresh update should be available for your PlayStation 5 right now and it brings a couple of new features.  Most notably, you can now use a second controller to assist a player who is using the first controller, something parents may find useful.  There’s also new remote play options, System UI Haptic Feedback, support for M.2 SSD’s with a maximum capacity of 8TB and – at last! – you can now search for games in your library.

Intel's recent Arc GPU drivers have delivered some major performance improvements but they also silently give a clock speed boost to the Arc A380 graphics card through the latest firmware upgrade.

MSI is the first motherboard manufacturer to roll out the latest AMD AGESA 1.0.0.7c BIOS firmware for its AM5 motherboards.

To beep or not to beep, that is the question.

AMD has begun releasing driver patches for next-gen GPUs through its recently adopted approach of utilizing individual IP blocks for future driver releases.

It's PS5 update day! Sony has just pushed out a new system software update for PS5, weighing in at just over 1GB. So, what's the deal? What does this new firmware do, exactly?